Midterm Grades: Fall 2008

I picked up several shows from Fall 2008, but I’m only giving midterm grades for these five. You know why? Because most of them were too damn short. One season = 26 episodes. Let me reiterate:

1 Season = 26 Episodes

I’m generous enough to give out midterm grades for series with 24 or 25 episodes. 13 episodes? Not a chance. You don’t know shit about a series after 6 or 7 episodes. You might as well be writing a first impressions post.

Clannad After Story

Episodes seen so far: 15

Premise in terms of other anime: Clannad Season 1 – half the cast

Motivation for watching: As an anime blogger I’m obligated to watch anything done by Kyoto Animation no matter how much it sucks.

You gave Tytania a grade much higher than I’d give. I’ve put the show on hold until I really don’t know when. I’ve had the last straw when Fan Hulic went on yet another trip to… whatever. I’ve stopped caring.

We’re pretty even with Toradora! and One-Outs, and yes One-outs can get even better (especially if his teammates stop hamming up their skepticism/surprise for Toukuchi’s tricks.

@Joe the Anime Watcher: 1 season begins every 13 weeks, but they each last for 26. There were a few other strong shows from the Fall 2008 season, but those were only half-season (12-13 episode) shows (Mouryou no Hako, Ga-Rei Zero, ef – melodies).

@Michael: I’ll think about it once Inko dies.

@ghostlightning: If you’re looking for another LoGH, you’ve got the wrong show. I laugh at Tytania as much as I praise it. Still great though. If you could sit through the entire series of Lucky Star, you can sit through a few episodes of Fan on vacation.

@Omisyth: JSM 11-13 were all change-up episodes and therefore awesome.

Yeah, I think Tytania suffers by comparison – which I can’t help but make since I’m watching both at the same time. Will probably pick it up again when it’s done; which should mean a good number of weeks after I’ve finished LOGH.

Well, the girl who skips around on that first 4 seconds of the ED sequence will (spoiler to those who haven’t played the game) eventually die. So don’t worry.

If Inko dies, it might turn into a mutation that might kill off unwanted characters…. On second thought, kill the damn bird. What I want to know is how Ryuuji and Taiga are gonna hook up, if they will hook up! Less Tsun, more Dere!

Yes I agree with you, Inko is horrible. Almost as bad as the Ostrich from Tide-Line Blue…

…wait I take that back. But still.

Ep 16 of Toradora will be hard to top. Extra points for bloody nose Taiga.

Fan Hyulick started off being a clone of Yang, but no longer, he’s a different guy altogether. Altogether great character. You know that Jouslain is supposed to be the main final boss guy, because he’s the guy who looks the most ‘Japanese’ (well with dyed red hair). Sadly anime always does this, LOGH was the only exception. Reinhard forever!

I can’t be the only person who wants to julienne somebody’s trachea (or something similar) every time a hack with a keyboard tries to use pregnancy as a drama-bomb. At least School Days had the excuse that it could be seen from a mile away, but when the topic’s handled clumsily, I feel there is no mortal means that can adequately express my rage in a stylish manner.

The fact that I already think Kyoani’s everything that’s wrong with anime doesn’t help.
A question I pose all shows with casts composed entirely of teenagers* is: why should I care about characters that aren’t even old enough to pick their own clothes?
Kyoani’s answers don’t work, because I am not a paedophile and I do not know how to be profoundly saddened over someone I was apathetic about or hated to begin with.
(Time skips: If I hated them then, I’ll hate them now.)

Why Inko must die? I thought Baka-Raptor was fond of the birds, after all they are the evolution of the dinosaurs. Anyways, A weird bird is funny and doesn’t have too much screen time, there are even episodes where it only appears in the OP.

*whispering* Please let it be a delicious trap. Please let it be a delicious trap. Please let it be a delicious trap. Please let it be a delicious trap. Please let it be a delicious trap. Please let it be a delicious trap. Please let it be a delicious trap. Please let it be a delicious trap. *end of whispering*